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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think some of you may be confused by “park” versus “playground” some parks also have playgrounds. And yes parks have all sorts of people doing all sorts of things (eating lunch, reading a book, taking a walk, exercising etc…) but to not acknowledge the strangeness of a grown man hanging around a play structure specifically for children is…questionable. I agree that maybe the situation is totally benign but it is strange if he does have a diagnosis like Autism or cognitive impairment and doesn’t have an obvious extra person with him. As though i’ve seen adults that meet this description at playgrounds before…i’ve never seen them without another person who was very obviously there with them.

As with anything that sets off alarms, I always like to err on the side of caution. It’s better to report it and have it turn into a completely innocent situation versus not reporting it and something terrible happens. Imagine something happens and being someone on this thread attacking OP for being concerned and urging them not to tell anyone.[/quote]

It doesn’t matter. It’s public property. Anyone can be there. [/quote]

Doesn’t make it normal behavior. And let’s consider for a second that he does in fact have a record. Some charges require you  to be a certain distance from areas with children. So no, “everyone” cannot be there.  Also people call about random parked cars on a street that look suspicious all the time. They are also not doing anything wrong and are on public property. Doesn’t mean it shouldn’t set off alarm bells when you see behavior that doesn’t fit the norm.[/quote]

You know he has a record?  I am so confused.

Yes, if he is a convicted child abuser who has an order to stay away from playgrounds of course that changes everything.  But where did you learn this “fact”?[/quote]

dude, I said “consider” like it was a possibility. Where the hell did I say I knew he had a record? I said consider if he does. Don’t be obtuse. And I was also talking to the point of you saying it’s public so anyone can be there which is not true. wow.[/quote]

That’s not how that grammatical construction works.  When you say “consider the fact . . .” It means “think about this thing that is established as true.”  For example, if I say “consider the fact that a person with IDD is 7 times more likely than you are to experience sexual assault. . . “ that would be the correct use.

It’s not normal to use grammar that badly.  Maybe someone should lock you up, because people who don’t behave normally shouldn’t be allowed around children.[/quote]

You are an actual idiot. You knew exactly what I meant. [/quote]

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